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PG-13: Some material may be appropriate for box-office success
The most reliable predictor of box-office success these days may not be a marquee name or a masked superhero. It's thePG-13rating. Created in 1984 in the wake of the sometimes scary PG-rated movies "Gremlins" and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" to...
Tags: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (movie), Indiana Jones (fictional character), Drama (genre), Horror (genre), It's Complicated (movie)
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CinemaCon panel lights up texting debate
Company TownIn what could almost be considered a skirmish at CinemaCon, panelists discuss whether to allow texting in movie theaters.... -
'Hunger Games,' 'Amazing Spider-Man' sequels set far in advance
Company TownIf the film business is akin to playing poker, two Hollywood studios are making bets on a hand they haven’t yet been dealt. Lionsgate and Sony Pictures have announced release dates for sequels to “The Hunger Games” and “The... -
Reel China: U.S. film producers are engaging the Chinese
China bought $91.9-billion worth of U.S. goods last year, including boatloads of medical devices, precious metals and electrical equipment. But when it comes to America's most celebrated cultural export — Hollywood movies — crossing China's...Tags: Tickets, Companies and Corporations, Limitless (movie), Beijing (China), Kung Fu Panda (movie)
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Eat, pray, love — and shop
Los Angeles TimesFans of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir-turned-movie "Eat Pray Love" won't have to settle for a dog-eared book or a ticket stub as the only mementos of their literary and cinematic journeys through Italy, India and Bali. A massive amount of related merchandise...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Trips and Vacations, Javier Bardem, Movies, Marketing
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Hollywood's holiday movies: More gloom than glad tidings
The Big PictureMy colleague Ben Fritz, the Obi-Wan Kenobi of box-office reporters, has been keeping track of the gloomy box-office news for Hollywood's end-of-the-year releases, noting that the flops ("Gulliver's Travels" and "How Do You Know") and the underperformers... -
The strange trajectory of Hollywood movies: Fizzling in U.S. but skyrocketing overseas
The Big PictureU.S. movie flops like 'Gulliver's Travels' are big hits around the world -- what's going on?... -
Wednesday is the new Friday in movie releases
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPINK is the new black, 50 is the new 40 and, when it comes to summer movies, Wednesday has become the new Friday. Between now and Labor Day, the major studios and several independent distributors will release more than half a dozen new films on a...Tags: Holidays, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (movie), Tickets, Don Cheadle, DVDs and Movies
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Sony's aborted attempt to release 'This Is It' DVD before Christmas
Company TownSony Pictures desperately wanted to release the DVD of the Michael Jackson concert movie 'This Is It' for the holiday shopping season, but backed down after movie theater owners balked that it was too soon following the film's theatrical premiere....... -
China loves the end of the world: '2012' on track to be highest-grossing U.S. film ever there
The Hero ComplexHere's an interesting report from Lily Kuo, writing for the Los Angeles Times from Beijing. "Welcome to the People's Republic of China," declares an officer of the People's Liberation Army as he crisply salutes an American novelist (played by John...... -
Studios looking to cash in on Oscar nominations
Company TownAfter amassing more than $2 billion in global ticket sales, “Avatar” seems like the last film that would get a financial boost from today’s Oscar nominations. But Academy Award recognition can bring surprising benefits to even the least ne... -
Piracy spins a global web
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBefore a single frame of "Spider-Man 2" was shot, Sony Pictures Entertainment launched a global effort to protect its summer blockbuster from piracy. During production, daily film footage was locked overnight in vaults. When Sony conducted preview...Tags: Crimes, Lawyers, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Manila (Philippines), DVDs and Movies
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